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How can I make chicken pox heal faster and how to treat the scars?

i have chicken pox right now. it`s the 3rd day and i feel i`m loosing my mind because last night i didn`t sleep because i was so itchy of course i didn`t scatch but i`m scared because some of those spots (or whatever they are) popped and got scratched unintentional, like when i canged my clothes and because of my blanket. i heard they will become scars so what can i do to like treat them or something?

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